JOB DEFINITION:
The SAGE Case Manager for Parke Studios the member of multi-agency team responsible for
providing intensive case management services to fifteen formerly-homeless adult women with
severe and persistent mental illnesses. This position requires close and collegial work with
Archdiocesan Housing Authority (AHA), our partner in this project. Services are provided primarily
on-site. Minority applicants are encouraged to apply.
About Parke Studios:
Parke Studios is a partnership program creating housing at the Josephinum specifically for
challenging and chronically homeless women coming out of Noel House. These women can be
characterized by their inability to access resources and lack of insight about their mental health.
Parke Studios follows a “housing first” model where the women are put into housing as step one,
and then receive intensive assistance with other services. AHA has subcontracted with DESC to
provide psychiatric services and clinical case management services to Parke Studios residents
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
· Provide on-going intensive case management services to a small caseload of recently homeless
women with severe and persistent mental disorders and/or co-occuring mental health/substance
use disorders.
· Provide outreach and engagement services to assigned or targeted clients, to initially engage
clients and maintain working relationships.
· Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with DESC staff, AHA staff and other relevant
service providers.
· Provide hands-on assistance with Activities of Daily Living.
· Conduct psychosocial assessments; develop goal planners with consumer participation; facilitate
linkages to long-term treatment resources when appropriate.
· Assume primary responsibility for coordinating all aspects of consumers' support and goal
planners. This includes: providing and/or coordinating the delivery of psychiatric treatment;
substance abuse treatment; 24-hour support services; and performing acute case management
to facilitate consumer access to food, clothing, housing, medical care, financial assistance and
vocational training or employment.
· Advocate for consumers' access to community resources and services, ensuring that consumers'
needs are met and rights maintained; consult and collaborate with community providers to
ensure continuity of care.
· Provide crisis intervention and risk assessment; tolerate unusual or unpleasant behavior.
· Provide counseling, as qualified.
· Fulfill role of protective payee for most consumers on behalf of the agency, creating monthly
budgets with consumers, distributing funds and assisting with purchases.
· Document services provided.
· Interact with other residents and facilitate social integration for those on client list.
· Participate in the education of AHA staff regarding the needs of individuals with mental illnesses
· Meet routinely with AHA staff to coordinate services.
· Participate in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings and in-service trainings;
participate in clinical reviews and case conferences for consumers on caseload.
· Plan and lead group activities for Parke Studios residents, on-site and in the community.

· Comply with the agency's clinical accountability policies and procedures; maintain current and
complete clinical and administrative records; participate in quality assurance reviews when
assigned.
· Comply with applicable program research and evaluation procedures.
· Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
· BA/BS degree in a social, behavioral science or related field.
· Experience working with people who have mentally illnesses, who are homeless and/or who
abuse substances.
· Interest or experience in working with consumers who are difficult to engage and maintain in
traditional mental health programs.
· Ability to meet state requirements for registration as a counselor.
· Ability to communicate and work effectively with staff from various backgrounds.
· Subscribe to the philosophy of cooperation and continuity across programs and of consideration
and respect for consumers.
· Washington State Driver’s License.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
· MSW or relevant masters degree.
· Bilingual English/Spanish and/or bi-cultural background/experience.
· Mental Health Professional.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Submit a Cover Letter and Resume to: DESC-SAG, ATTN: Human Resources, 515 3rd Avenue,
Seattle, WA 98104, or email in Word document to hr@desc.org, or fax to – (206) 515-1501
The Downtown Emergency Service Center is committed to diversity in the workplace, and promotes
equal employment opportunities for all staff members and applicants. The Agency will not
discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, creed, color,
sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or
physical disability in any employment practice, unless based on a bona fide occupational
qualification. Women minorities are encouraged to apply.